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so this morning in landsdowne, excuse me in loudoun, in leesburg, john miller pleaded no contest in the incident thatk too the life of 5-month-old mindy tristan schul. we'll tell you the story of what happened right now. with the parents and the grand parents of mindy schulz sitting in the front row, 46-year-old john miller pleaded no contest to reckless driving charges in the incident that killed 5-month-old tristan. >> small satisfaction but not what we hoped for today. >> in august 2015, she was walking in the crosswalk on riverside parkway in leesburg with tristan in a stroller when miller turned the jeep and struck them both killing tristan and injuring mindy. the friends of the family each wearing blue
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of tristan want involuntary manslaughter charges brought against miller but prosecutors dropped them last month after they could not prove miller was using the cell phone at the time of the incident as originally thought. >> shocking to find out that someone can die as a result of someone's actions and there might not be any punishment. >> they are also furious with the look of remorse from john miller who lives a new blocks from the schulz but according to friends has not said a word since the incident. >> it's been appalling. >> they deserve justice. >> the blue ribbon for tristan can be seen over the community. miller pleaded no contest in the eyes of the court is the same as
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larry: guilty pleas for two brothers convicted in an attack on a police station last year. jacai colson died after michael ford started to fire at the district three station. today his brothers malik and elijah pleading guilty to a variety of charges including conspiracy. alison: a birthday celebration in miami ends in the death of a bowie woman. they shot and killed cariann after they say she ran over a cop with the car. they say hithon was driving so fast as she crashed in two vehicles and drove off. after that is when they say she hit the officer.
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>> this is not the person i know. alison: hithon was with a friend from church and her father wants to know what led up to it. larry: tonight, at least 15 people are dead and more than 12,000 homes and businesses destroyed. reed andrews is live in santa rosa with the latest. reporter: there is no part of the town that isn't impacted by the fire. this part here is deavor stated. there is an endless sea that is ruined. first patch has come back to see if there is anything left to a advantage. most of them lost everything. >> diaz and her
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part of the past that survived. >> i find my bible but when i touch it, it disintegrated. >> she moved to rosenberg to raise a family 23 years ago. early monday morning she was forced to leave the home. 30 hours later the home was no longer standing. >> i am still in denial. no, i'm not going to buy this. i have plenty at home. but i don't have a home. >> the recovery will likely take years. ze searches for something to smile about. the damage is so widespread that this mobile home park leveled and dozens of families are without a place to stay. down the road, caldwell sees her home fo
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everything is gone. >> the people pledge to come back as a community. as they make the first steps to rebuilding, they are reminded that for some this was deadly. >> we have your family and ourselves and we have our lives. >> my focus is my kids and husband. my sister. we can start over. many people had to leave in the middle of the night. they are hoping to go back and check on the homes. the houses that are sadly no longer around. back to you. larry: thank you so much. >> big changes on the way moving through the next c
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of days or so. in the meantime it will stay warm and humid. the clouds will stick around. 85 at reagan national airport. satellite and the radar from stormwatch7, the clouds are beginning to increase. this arrives later tonight in the day tomorrow. umbrella you want one close to the door heading out the door. for tonight, no worries. no rain. outdoor barbecueing. the sun will set at 6:36. talking about the upcoming weekend. and the rain that we could see by the time the system moves out of here. >> all right. thank you very much. >> hours after president trump sent a tweet threatening the football league tax break the league started to change the rules on the national anthem. debate reignited over
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weekend when mike pence left the game between the 49ers and the colts after some of the players kneeled in the national anthem. we are monitoring the fast developing story. stephen: we have been on this all afternoon. we learned that the commissioner roger goodell told executives today that the anthem issue is coming between the league and fans. his efforts to resolve the controversy sparking controversy itself. the nfl wants to move past the debate over player protests during the national anthem. the issues so divisive that when took a knee, mike pence took a leave. >> it's a free country. if you want to stand, stand. if you want to kneel, kneel. i don't see the issue. >> commissioner roger goodell sent a letter to all 32 teams. espn obtained letter and says goodell makes it clear he
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the anthem. >> wait for the players to speak their mind than protest or make a statement. this is the right thing to do. >> the issue royaled the country. some questioning goodell's motives. >> they have a right to do what they want to do. >> if he egg nores it, it will go away. >> others say it violates the cherished privileges. >> i think they should do whatever they want. freedom of speech. >> the nfl owners will meet next week at the top of their agenda. amending the manual to say that players should stand during the national anthem. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you. we'll keep watching. developing now representative for harvey weinstein team denying that he r
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allegations are coming to light in a new yorker article today. as we report, it's as more women come forward with stories about his behavior. >> in 2015 as a police sting operation, italian model recorded encounter with weinstein where it appears that he admits groping her. >> the case was presented to prosecutors that called it horrifying to listen to and inefficient to prove a crime. other women come forward with other stories of sexual misconduct including gwyneth paltrow who said she was 22 when he harassed her. angelina jolie told the paper she had a bad experience with weinstein. in a news conference, the screen writer detailed what she said happened to her at the sundance film festival when she pitched weinstein a screenp
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told me he could introduce me to bob weinstein and i could get a three-picture deal and he would greenlight the script but i had to watch him masturbate. i was on the verge of tears but i pulled it together and committed. >> weinstein has been fired. and they told the "new yorker" that this is denied by mr. weinstein but as the stories mount, there is condemnation. ben affleck said it made him angry and sad that a man he worked with used power to manipulate women over decades. hillary clinton said she is shocked and appalled. hollywood is facing questions how much others knew of the behavior. the manhattan district attorney office asking any potential victims to call prosecutors. alison: investigators now say evan bayh security guard wa
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stephen paddock. we are learning he was shot six minutes before he opened fire on the crowd. tonight the investigators still have no motive. >> meanwhile the nation leading gun control group filed a lawsuit following the shooting. it's against the makerrers and the sellers of buck stock. the devices used by paddock to up the power on the gun. >> the names of those sickened on 9/11 have the name on a memorial. they developed cancer and other terminal illnesses after working for weeks and months in the rubble of the world trade center. it will join the other names that were killed in the attacks 16 years ago. coming up at 5:00,
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bread. what happened when the president had lunch with the secretary of state amidst rumors of tense times between them. alison: in the last five minutes we learned that the nats game against the cubs is being delayed but we don't know how long yet. we are waiting for an update and we should have one at 5:30. larry: later, we are counting down to the opening of the wharf. a look at how you can get to the d.c. newest destination. alison: first. surveying the damage. what the crews are up against as they try to get the upper hand on the california wildfire. (upbeat music) - [announcer] presenting the shark ion flex 2x. the free-standing, cord free vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. with duo clean, multiflex, and powerful suction so you can go, and go, and go again.
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places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. larry: i walk to work and usually this time of year i'm sweating. steve: today you were sweating g in the morning and then you come back. alison: strange. steve: the second week of october. temperatures in the 80's and the heat index value around 90. something is not right. nothing has to give. it will. i promise you sooner than later. alison: you mentioned that you were concerned about the nats game. as we know it has been delayed in chicago. steve: we take a look at the chicago radar. outside right now looking at belle haven country club.
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they are enjoying themselves. we could use the rain. the rain will arrive here later tonight. tomorrow is different. 85 at the reagan national airport. the dew point level, the measure of the moisture in the air is upper 60's to 60. that is why it feel -- 60's to 70's and that is why it feels so soupy. feels like 88 degrees. look at chicago. much different story. cloudy skies. rain moving in. 61 degrees. wind gusts at 23-mile-per-hour. i want to show you the radar. the reason why the game is delayed. a lot of rain moving in from the western suburb of chicago. we widen out the view. the reason why i feel like the game might not begin at all, they have to get through all of this in the next three or four hours or so. by the time it moves out of here they have another batch of rain to develop west of there. bring it back to our area. no rain yet. clouds increase a bit. dry in hagerstown, frederick
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maryland to fredericksburg. no problems at all with the rush hour as we move through the everything hours. temperatures are on the warm side. lower 80's at dulles. 84 in manassas. 81 at andrews. fredericksburg is 85. the feels like temperatures slowly dropping. but still, upper 80's to 90. we are at 5:17. it feels almost like the end of august around here. here is the forecast. the sun will set at 6:37. falling through the 70's. it will stay dry. if you are grabbing an ice cream cone it looks fine. shower activity not expected to arrive here until after midnight with the patchy fog. highs tomorrow in the 70. we do not have a washout but enough to keep the umbrella handy moving through the morning hours and in
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4:30 a.m. the shotters will dot the radar. the rush hour commute will slow a bit. 7:00 tomorrow morning especially out west. notice what happens when we move through the midday hours. the area of the heavy rain in the metro inside the beltway to the gaithersburg. and hagerstown. that is where we look for the area of the heavier rain. not looking at anything severe but enough to keep kids indoors for recess. the weekend is looking a lot better. brighter skies and the temperatures that will be above average. the temperatures are in the 70's tomorrow. upper 60's to 70 on thursday. same on friday. look saturday and sunday the upper 70's and the lower 80's.
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clouds here and there. we have a chance of shower on monds. cooler and drier on tuesday, wednesday, thursday with the highs in the upper 60's. that is where we should be for this time of year. so much going on around the area this weekend. the wharf is opening, wine festivals in old town alexandria. looks fantastic. the next few days, ahh, we'll deal with it. >> get through it. >> speaking of the wine, steve, california's wine country of course is dealing with the terrible wildfires. europe's grape farm have seen a big hit after a frost in the spring and a drought in the summer. this could be the smallest harvest in decades. wine production will be cut by 14% and as much as 26% in some areas. the quality of the wine, though, is expected to be excellent. nancy: we have following breaking news in the freddie gray case. two police officers are going to be
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gray was injured in a violent ride in the back of a police transport van. three officers were acquitted. the other three had charges dropped. miller and nero said they did not violate policies but want to move on. there has been no word on what discipline will be. in the "live desk," i'm nancy chen. back to you. larry: thank you for the information. michelin with a new rist of local restaurants before the elite stars are handed out. alison:s but, she has an oscar, emmy. tony. screen actor guild award but find out the new line viola davis is about to add to the resume. q: i'm q mccray here in southeast with the baseball fans waiting for a game that is postponed a little bit. we will tell you what they have to say about the win for the nats perhaps in a live report. larry: a look at what is coming up tonight on abc --
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cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned, i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. ja the nationals and cubs are in a rain delay in chicago. larry: no matter what happens the nats need to win whenever they play. alison: and q mccray is live where the fans are feeling apes.
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that is safe to say. q: we are a couple of blocks from nats park. let me tell you the fans are not as excited as you hope. look at this tattoo. w on the arm. i'd talk to him about how he feels about the nats winning tonight but he is serving drinks. we have chuck. how are you? >> how are you? q: we have to talk about the game. it's postponed a little bit because of the rain. what are you hoping now? >> they can keep the pitching like last night. max did a great job. dusty told him i have no idea why. but that is what he is paid for. get the bats going early. mistake for the last couple of games, they have not gotten the bats going. they are capable of more. >> do or die. >> absolutely. >> are you confident? >> i'm confident they will play tonight. i'm not confident of that. it might get
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q: exactly! >> there is nothing to be confident about other than we are hoping and pray they win. q: there you go. thank you very much. >> one more person to talk to. we thought we would get a lady's perspective. how are you? sit next to you quickly. game four. they are in chicago right now. about to start raining. what do you think about the team? >> i'm hoping for the best. i hope the bullpen does its job. i think we have a chance. q: i am hoping for a win. she's hoping for a win. chuck is hoping for a win. i know you are hoping for a win at the station right now. >> we are hoping for a win in southwest on the water front. this is the brand new wharf. they spent $2.5 million to make it. now the big question is how do you get here? i'm sam sweeney. i'll tell you best option when abc7 news continues after break. larry: we'll catch
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rentals at a local county. but first internal struggle. closer look at the apparent bickering between the president and his secretary of state.
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nancy: i'm nancy chen at the "live desk." we are following breaking news. we have report of a gaithersburg karate instructor arrested charged with sexually abusing a student at the studio that he owns. take a look here. police charging frank for inappropriately touching a 15-year-old girl in lessons. investigators say there may be additional investigates. they are asking anyone who may know more information to come forward. arrested on mooned he is now held without bail. this is a story we will continue to stay on top of and bring you the latest. for now, back to you. larry: thank you for the update. we are 48 hours away from grand opening of the wharf in southwest d.c. thousands expected to check out the hot spot. but the big question now is how do you get there? sam sweeney is there live to break down the options. do tell. what is the best way? >> we have been investigating all day. this is the water front metro station, five-minute walk
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that direction. the most excited way to get here is by taxi. now there is just one question. how do you get here without the hassle. this morning bowser rode the shuttle. it runs every 15 minutes. then drives, the least favorite option. 15,500 parking spot in a new garage with overflow at l'enfant plaza. >> i am excited about the connections via water. the average ride is 25 minutes. it will run $10 one way. taxis are scheduled once
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hour. >> eventually we will see that the service could offer commuter relief. we will see points from point south taking a water taxi. >> there is wi-fi and you can bring a bike. you might pick up the $175 annual pass. for the mayor, she seemed to enjoy herself. >> the best advice is if you plan to come here, download the pass to give you the bus schedule and the water taxi schedule and allow you to buy tickets to the water taxi on the phone and tell you how many parking spots are available in the 1500 spot garage. reporting live at the brand new wharf of along the water front in southwest, i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. alison: a go
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sam. thank you. next week the people at michelin will hand out their stars for d.c. restaurants. but today, they released a list of the 22 restaurants that serve high quality food but at a prays you can order two -- price to order two courses and glass of wine for less than $40. the additions are -- ivy city smokehouse. hazel. splina. see the list at wjla.com. larry: police believe these men robbed a fad truck in the area september 1. each crime the get-away vehicle was a silver chrysler 300 sedan. alison: a judge found leesburg machine guilty on two counts related to a 2016 crash that killed 5-
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schulz. john miller entered no contest plea to disme mean nowhere reckless driving and a guilty plea failing to yield. a sentencing date will be set on friday. larry: new accident against movie producer harvey weinstein. three women tell the new yorker that he raped them, a charge he denies. this is gwyneth paltrow and angelina jolie -- as gwyneth paltrow and angelina jolie say he harassed them. larry: nfl is suggesting tax law if they do not stand for the anthem. today commissioner roger goodell sent a letter to all 32 teams saying he expects the players to stand. a new poll finds the president approval rating is falling in all 50 states. the survey by morning consult found majority of the
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say they disapprove of the president's performance. >> today, president trump had lunch with the secretary of state rex tillerson. as we report, it comes as the two as they have a private feud. the white house says everything is fine and the president's agenda is not in jeopardy because of the pointed jabs on twitter. to be a fly on the wall at the white house. president trump sitting down for lunch. no reporters allowed with secretary of state rex tillerson and the secretary of defense james mattis. less than a week after tillerson when given the chance didn't publicly deny a report he called the president a moron. >> we have full confidence in the secretary of state. they had a great visit
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today. trump said on twitter -- >> again, nothing to see here says the white house. >> the president never implied that the secretary of state was not incredibly intelligent. he made a joke. sarah sanders facing barrage of questions. in a rebuke, he said the president could send the u.s. on path to world war ii. sarah huckabee sanders said corker is entitled to his opinion and not facts and defended the president as leader on foreign policy. larry: today, first lady melania trump visited a
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recovery center where the newborns enduring drug withdrawal. it's lilly's place and it offers treatments to parents. the first lady held round table discussioning on opioid abuse. >> former majority leader bob dole is out of the hospital. he was treated for low blood pressure for three weeks. a spokesperson says he is resting comfortably at home. still to come at 5:00, the crisis in the caribbean. what made maria's landfall worse for the woman in puerto rico? >> but first, what is keeping firefighters on the toes inside their own fire station? >> memorabilia from the walking dead donated to the national museum of american history today. i'm amy aubert. i have tha
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steve: all right. here we
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weekend. don't forget district wharf opening up thursday. they will have fireworks in the day and a few showers will dot the radar. same for day on friday. looking better for the upcoming weekend. upper 70's and the lower 80's. bethesda row art festival on saturday and sunday around 78 on saturday. 82 on sunday. upper 70s and the lower 80's and a lot of sun
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alison: look at this. a car slamming into a bus. look at the passengers. they are thrown from the seats as the bus completely rolls over. police say the fact that the passengers were wearing seat belts reduced a lot of if injuries. look at that. goodness. no word if the car's driver was arrested or faces any charges tonight. larry: thement for is recovering from brown recluse spiders. the exterminates are spraying
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they fight fires and they rescue people. spiders take them out. alison: if anybody can handle it, it's firefighters. >> i agree. larry: robert burton is waiting out the rain and we are looking for the latest. robot: if you are a cubs fan, you love this. but a nats fan, you are terrified because it's win or go home. coming up, we preview this one. if there is even a game. >> do websites like airbnb and home stay have a future in montgomery county? details
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larry: new developments tonight with the efforts to regulate short-term rentals like airbnb, montgomery county reporter kevin lewis shows us the middle ground the county council reached today. >> websites like airbnb offer cheap and convenient short-term
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but they can cause headaches and quiet familicentric neighborhoods. >> nobody wants to live next to a hotel. >> that is why montgomery county councilman wrote a bill to better regulate the budding industry. >> that legality represents reality. you know, it is already happening. there are hundreds and ups of homes that are already listed in montgomery county. you can't turn the clock back. >> approved by the council today, the law states that in montgomery county an owner will only be able to rent their main residence and for no more than 120 days per year. additionally, each rein tall is capped at six -- rental is capped at six guests and must have a parking space. they told us they are grateful that montgomery county engaged with the host community and added since 2016 it collected more than $500,000 in the tax revenue within montgomery county.
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industry including bethesda based marriott is pleased, too. a proper negotiation. >> updating the laws for airbnb. it's a real difference here for the local residents and it's interesting. meaningful in people's lives. >> i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: they will also discuss possibility of changing the calendar for the next school year. how the school board said it considers having kids in class for the you jewish holidays to preserve spring break to get enough hours in. after the governor ordered that no schools could begin before labor day. the governor's office says the county shouldn't threaten religious holidays to accommodate the change. alison: two astronauts of falls church, by the way, back on board the international space station. tonight, the two completed the second spa
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weeks. today's six and a half hour mission greased part that the astronauts installed on a robotic arm in last week's spacewalk. larry: back on earth, researchers say the size of the dead zone in the chesapeake by a is the largest since 2 -- chesapeake bay is the largest since 2014. it's deprived of oxygen leaving it unable to support fish or other wildlife. the zone increased by 10% last year to make 220 cubic miles. for perspective if you built a wall around manhattan and poured one cubic mile over the city, you would only see buildings taller than 23 stories. what do you think? alison: wow! environmentalists find a way to recycle used it to paper. in the netherlands the crews are drying paper out. after it is caught in filters at is sewage treatment plant and using it in pavement projects. so far
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this right here which is a bicycle highway. larry: is it strong enough for that? alison: the smell or the paper? larry: well played. [laughter] all right. fresh to another story. ikea making a change. they will begin selling items through the third party websites. ikea says this is only a trial and no decisions have been made whether to make it permanent. according to ikea more than 2 billion people visited ikea sites in the past year. alison: ahead tonight at 6:00, what the cast of the walking dead left at the smithsonian. plus, unbelievable video. the best video of the day. you have to see. the piece of news that had a girl jumping for joy. with a hug you have never seen before. a hang smuggling a
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shorts. you don't want to miss that. larry: i'm going to tell jonathan to leave. i'll keep doing the story. viola davis is writing a sequel to the children favorite category takes a bow. it's due to be released september of next year to mark the 50th anniversary of the original. davis says she has special memories about a bear missing a button. alison: i mean she can do it all. larry: anything she touches, it's fantastic. alison: talk about the muggy weather. steve: it's crazy. we have seen there is a break. we are in
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october. the temperatures will stay in the 80's for the next hour but i want to shift to chicago because the baseball game about to start is now delayed. i have a lot of rain moving to downtown chicago. wrigley park. not a good scenario for tonight's game. it's well may be rained out. if they can't get it out of the way in the next few hours. swing it back to the midatlantic. it's dry now but we have showers in the forecast later tonight. through the day tomorrow. not a washout but you might want to bring an interest heading out the door for work or school to leave extra time in the morning. there will be added clouds. it's going to stay dry. if you are just hanging out to enjoy the warmth and the humidity. 60 to 70 overnight low. we have mostly cloudy skies and the showers after midnight. the day planner tomorrow will show highs in town
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to 74 degrees. it's cooler west. 78 degrees over in charlottesville. the next ten days show the temperatures cooling for the day on thursday. look at saturday and sunday. doesn't get better than this. it will be cooler next week. larry: game four. we are talking on "good morning washington." take away game two and the nats only have seven hits in the series. but we have to get the weather out of the way. alison: that is the problem. robert, what is going on? robert: the latest update is there is another update at 6:00. that is what the mlb says. my new friend is bill mcnamara who is 82 years old. i came to the group and i asked who is the 82-year-old?
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what do you think of that? >> i'll take it. robert: your first cubs playoff game. how bad do you want to see the game? >> i want to see it because i used to live next door when i was brought up to family of cubs fan. in our neighborhood if your father was a cubs fan, you were a cubs fan. my father was a sox fan and i was a sox fan. robert: it's almost like religion. you stepped out. i'm kidding. did i tell you i'm from the south side of chicago. you don't care, do you? [laughter] >> i do! robert: okay. tell us what high school? >> i went to calumet high school. robert: i lived on 87 and calumet. all the coincidences going on here. good luck, bill. i hope the game goes on. the mlb says they have delayed the game. go cubs go. you shouldn't say that to me, though. finally
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they got a lot of flak for pulling max when they did. after they pulled him out the cubs took over. tonight if they don't win they are out in the first round. even though they did win the division. we are hoping for a game. if not, wait until tomorrow. alison: three weeks after hurricane maria hit puerto rico the island still struggling to get on track. larry: meet a woman who opened a restaurant four days before the storm. alison: but first a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington" -- >> thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," rain and fog on the way. find out if your area is
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>> don't miss our panel on climate change. >> and don't miss traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow on 4:25 a.m. on "good morning washin
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alison: house speaker paul ryan plans to visit puerto rico friday to survey the crisis in the caribbean. elizabeth haggadorn from our digital partners at circa spoke to a woman who opened a restaurant days before the storm hit and is struggling to rebuild. >> so we are in the central mountains you part of puerto rico. we actually just had to pull over because of the heavy rains that made it difficult for us to keep driving on the windy roads. it got us thinking if it is this hard for us to get around how hard must it be for the people who are trying to rebuild their lives after hurricane maria in conditions like
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[speaking native language] elizabeth: four days before the hurricane hit, maria la torre opened up a restaurant she shares with her children. she is trying to rebuild what the storm destroyed. elizabeth: more than two weeks after the hurricane, maria says it is clear her family won't be getting any outside help to rebuild. after burning through the savings they have had to take out a loan. what is next for you and your family?
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>> for circa, elizabeth haggardorn. jonathan: right now at 6:00, the growing disaster in california. the new move to try to fight this fire that has now claimed 15 lives. nancy: a birthday celebration turning deadly for a woman who bowie. what her father is saying of the deadly confrontation with police. jonathan: caught on video. the biggest hug you are ever going to see. >> i grabbed her shoulders and i just said, "have you heard the news, baby?" jonathan: the news that changed that little girl's life forever. that is all ahead. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: guilty plea tonight from the men who took these pictures of their own brother opening fire on a prince george's county police station. that ended with a police officer killed from the friendly fire. nancy: they are just part of
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and maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us with a plea deal as well as what comes next. brad? brases so the two brother -- brad: so the two brothers initially tried to tell police and prosecutors they were not involved. but police got to the bottom of it and proved the involvement. they actually sat right here where i am right now and watched the brother shoot at that district three station. when they felt they didn't have a good enough view they drove here to watch it go down. >> these are video taken from the video that he admit he is recorded as his brother stood and fired at the police precinct. malik ford pleaded guilty to murder, handgun crime and conspiracy in the march 2016 attack. the younger brother elijah who was in the car with malik in the attack pleading guilty to conspiracy. to commit murder. the brothers making

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